75 proposals ($2.5M) came in for the Emerging Opportunities Program that the Council approved $200,000 for. Here is what the staff is recommending. Committee meetings tomorrow night. Yeah, no needs here!
2013 Emerging Opportunities Program Applications: Listed by Initial Staff Score
Shine608, Inc. – Winter Case Management at Central Library – 73 – 24,750, Rumored to be funded by another funding source
Funded projects in bold. The number is how many points you get, they are ranked top to bottom here.
Theresa/Hammersley Leadership Group – Preventing Violence in the Theresa/Hammersley Nei – 71 – 20,547 – 16,500 – 0
Kennedy Heights Community Center Elementary School Age Summer Program – 68 – 15,613 – 0
Porchlight, Inc. Shelter & Library Outreach Worker – 68 – 7,000 – 0 – rumored to be funded by another source
Worker’s Rights Center, Inc Madison Wage Theft Mitigation Project – 67 – 20,000 – 10,000
Madison College Foundation for MATC Gateway to College Expansion: A Dropout Prevention – 66 – 52,500 – 21,000
Community Action Coalition for South Central WI – 2014 Community Gardens Leadership Academy – 64 – 17,525 – 0
Jessie Crawford Recovery Center, Inc JCRC – Motivation for Change – 64 – 129,600 – 22,000
Operation Welcome Home Co-op Case Manager for Homeless People – 64 – 43,880 – 0
Tenant Resource Center – Tenant Resource Center Materials Updates and Train – 64 – 38,120 – 26,500
River Food Pantry Sustenance to Sustanability: Culinary Employment Sk – 63 – 23,829 – 13,000
Freedom Inc. – Great Gray/Owl Creek Women’s Group – 62 – 17,938 – 10,000
YWCA Madison Construct-U – 61 – 80,000 – 0
Triangle Community Ministry Inc. Rx: Life Saving Air” An Air Conditioner Lending Program – 60 – 16,246 – 0
Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin Street Outreach to Prevent Sexual Exploitation of Youth – 60 – 20,000 – 15,000
Goodman Community Center Women of Worthington – 58 – 35,817 – 27,000
YMCA of Dane County – YMCA of Dane County: Alliance for a Healthy South Madison – 58 – 21,335 – 0
DSS Community Center Inc. Brentwood Children and Youth Programs – 57 – 90,000 – 15,000
Lussier Community Education Center Grassroots Engagement Mentors (GEMS) – 57 – 26,236 – 0
Today Not Tomorrow Inc. The Peacemakers – 57 – 9,410 – 0
Ballet Folklorico de Maria Diaz Culturally Inspired Youth Development – 56 – 18,911 – 0
Common Wealth Development Inc Southwest Transitional Employment Project – 56 – 24,000 – 19,000
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Co IDA Pilot Program – 56 – 20,000 – 0
Allied-Dunns Marsh Neighborhood Association Brotherhood: Giving Young Black Males a Chance to – 55 – 10,000 – 5,000
Bridge Lake Point Waunona Neighborhood Owl Creek Children’s Program Expansion – 55 – 20,391 – 0
Madison School & Community Recreation MSCR Junior Leader – 55 – 32,985 – 0
Salvation Army of Dane County Project Girl/Salvation Army – 55 – 9,170 – 0
Tenant Resource Center – Tenant Resource Center Efficiencies and Technology – 54 – 15,450 – 0
YWCA Madison YW Transit – 54 – 173,000 – 0
Literacy Network – English for Emergencies: Safety and Security at Home – 53 – 18,650 – 0
Omega School Inc. – GED Completion Project for Young Mothers with Children – 53 – 25,000 – 0
Vera Court Neighborhood Center – Alianza Latina: A program serving LGBTQ Latino youth – 53 – 7,123 – 0
Vera Court Neighborhood Center – Northside Arts – 53 – 5,631 – 0
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Co – Targeted Business & Neighborhood Outreach – 53 – 18,000 – 0
Neighborhood House Community Center – After School Mentoring/Tutoring Program – 52 – 18,000
North/Eastside Senior Coalition – Memory Café – 52 – 18,841 – 0
Simpson Street Free Press – La Prensa Libre de Simpson Street – 52 – 11,000 – 0
Dane County TimeBank – Neighbors Helping Neighbors – 50 – 22,000 – 0
Rainbow Project Inc. – Rainbow 4K &; School-based Mental Health Consultation – 49 – 36,152 – 0
Mentoring Positives, Inc. – Off the Block Enterprises – 47 – 21,493 – 0
Urban League of Great Madison – ADVANCE Employment Services – 46 – 34,600 – 0
Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin Gardens for Empowerment (G4E) Clean &; Freishies Y – 46 – 20,000 – 0
Science and Math for Everyone – Creative Innovation and Sustainability: “Do You Have 45 – 55,000 – 0
Forward Community Investments – Collaborative For Change – 44 – 25,000 – 0
Worthington Park Neighborhood Associat – WPNA Growth Initiative – 44 – 6,125 – 0
MOSES-WISDOM & Voices Beyond Bars – Mentoring, Training & Educating Formerly Incarcerat – 43 – 45,995 – 0
Mellowhood Foundation – Mellowhood Foundation – 41.5 – 10,000 – 0
Fountain of Life – Badger Road Field of Dreams – 40 – 25,000 – 0
East Madison Community Center – First Impression Program – 39 – 10,000 – 0
African Association of Madison – African Community Center – 38 – 10,000 – 0
Starlings – Madison Starlings Volleyball Club – 38 – 13,940 – 0
KOJO Productions, Inc. – African American Youth Theater – 37 – 9,400 – 0
Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership D – Nehemiah MID Program – 37 – 12,000 – 0
Tenant Resource Center – Tenant Resource Center Volunteer Program Revision – 37 – 19,060 – 0
Vera Court Neighborhood Center/Latino C – Latino Children and Families Council Prevention prog – 36 – 15,000 – 0
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of WI – Dementia Friendly Community Project – 33 – 14,364 – 0
Tenant Resource Center – Tenant Resource Center Hmong Outreach – 33 – 9,450 – 0
UMOS Inc. Emerging Opportunities Collaborative – 32 – 69,755 – 0
Voices Beyond Bars, Inc – Crime Free Community – 32 – 44,246 – 0
You had to score 30 points to be considered for funding, these projects would not be eligible:
Celebrate Children Foundation – Developing Teacher Capabilities to Improve Outcome – 29 – 11,000
Center for Resilient Cities – All In – 29 – 75,000
Centro Hispano – Promoting Action For Latinos (PAL): A Community Ba – 28 – 100,000
Cure Rx – Obesity Prevention Wellness Training Service – 25 – 73,480
Aaron J. Meyer Foundation, Inc. – Collegiate Recovery Community Housing – 24 – 24,000
Theresa Terrace Neighborhood Group – Theresa Terrace Tutoring and Mentoring Program – 23 – 86,000
Tri 4 Schools – Tri 4 Schools Exercise to Academic Achievement Tran – 22 – 7,000
Tenant Resource Center – Tenant Resource Center Outreach and Education on New Laws – 21 – 19,060
Helping Hands Ministry – Helping Hands Ministry “Help us to Help Others” – 8 – 30,000
Additional Insight – Additional Insight – 7 – 135,600
69 propsals were in on time, $2,246,218 in requests and only $200,000 in funding. What to do?
